Wiretaps Under Fire in India

NEW DELHI—Indian industrialist Ratan Tata in an interview lashed out at the government for allowing media outlets to get hold of wiretap recordings of his lobbyist's phone calls, and said stronger privacy protection is needed to prevent similar episodes in the future.

The wiretap of Niira Radia, a lobbyist for the Tata Group conglomerate, was part of a probe by Indian law-enforcement agencies into possible corruption in the awarding...